CVE-2016-8647
An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.44%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An input validation vulnerability was found in Ansible's mysql_user module before 2.2.1.0, which may fail to correctly change a password in certain circumstances. Thus the previous password would still be active when it should have been changed.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.44% probability · 73th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20
- Affected
- redhat/ansible engine · redhat/virtualization
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
EPSS 1.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2017:1685Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2016-8647Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/ansible/ansible-modules-core/pull/5388Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.